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Lot 35
Fine and Rare Canoe Paddle, Hawaiian Islands
21 November – 5 December 2024, 12:00 PST
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Fine and Rare Canoe Paddle, Hawaiian Islands
hoe
Wood
Length 65 1/2in (165cm)
Provenance
Hawaiian Family Private Collection
Mauna Kea Galleries, Kamuela/Waimea
California Private Collection
The straight thick shaft with a short wide oval blade; the upper part of the blade forms an angular shoulder with the shaft, then makes a wide curve towards the sides; the shaft continues down the blade a few inches forming a leaf-like midrib on both sides; the blade gradually becoming thinner around the edges; fine light brown patina.
Full-size Hawaiian paddles are quite rare, with only thirty-six examples in The Bishop Museum Collection, Honolulu. (Buck, Peter, Arts and Crafts of Hawaii, British Museum Press, Honolulu, p. 277)
Wood
Length 65 1/2in (165cm)
Provenance
Hawaiian Family Private Collection
Mauna Kea Galleries, Kamuela/Waimea
California Private Collection
The straight thick shaft with a short wide oval blade; the upper part of the blade forms an angular shoulder with the shaft, then makes a wide curve towards the sides; the shaft continues down the blade a few inches forming a leaf-like midrib on both sides; the blade gradually becoming thinner around the edges; fine light brown patina.
Full-size Hawaiian paddles are quite rare, with only thirty-six examples in The Bishop Museum Collection, Honolulu. (Buck, Peter, Arts and Crafts of Hawaii, British Museum Press, Honolulu, p. 277)














